Country Gentlemen – 50 Years Old Today
Our intrepid British corespondent, Richard Thompson, has put together a terrific piece marking the 50th anniversary of the Country Gentlemen. For those of us in...
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More on The Gents Live reissue
Our intrepid British correspondent digs even deeper into the vaults for an update on the mistaken personnel credits listed on the new Gentlemen reissue. Further...
Takeharu Kunimoto & Last Frontier – Virginia to Tokyo
Takeharu Kunimoto is a popular personality in Japan, where he performs on the shamisen in the traditional rokyoku style, and works as an actor, storyteller...
Tatsuo Arita passes
We just received a note from Fred Bartenstein, sharing the sad news about the loss of a true pioneer of bluegrass music in Japan. Tatsuo...
Instrument Makers Saving Trees
The New York Times ran an article yesterday about guitar makers C.F. Martin, Taylor, Fender and Gibson joining forces with environmental activist group Greenpeace in...
Kassie DePaiva: I Want To Love You
For those of you who watch daytime soap operas, you know who you are, you might be familiar with the name Kassie DePaiva. Or maybe...
Report on Wade Mainer’s 100th Birthday Party
This post comes from our semi-regular correspondent, Richard Thompson. He writes from England, where he is also a longstanding contributor to British Bluegrass News, a...
Stolen: 1994 Randy Woods Mandolin
Folks, it always bothers me when I hear that someone's instrument has been stolen, but it's especially troubling when it happens in your own area. Last...
Crooked Still – What’s in a name?
This morning I noticed a recent post on the Japanese bluegrass blog, run by mandolin player Kasninoyh (Nino), about Crooked Still's newest CD Shaken by...
Ralph Stanley Celebrates His 80th Birthday
We are all the richer for this set of remembrances of our beloved Ralph Stanley, contributed by Richard Thompson, just as we are for Stanley's...
